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FLASH GENE

Symbol

REN

contributors: mct/npt - updated : 02-09-2008

HGNC name	renin
HGNC id	9958

FLASH GENE DNA RNA EXPRESSION PROTEIN DISORDER ANIMAL & CELL MODELS

PROTEIN

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

STRUCTURE

motifs/domains

conjugated

GlycoP

HOMOLOGY

Homologene

FAMILY

peptidase A1 family

CATEGORY

enzyme

SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION	extracellular
	plasma membrane
text	secreted

basic FUNCTION	aspartic endopeptidase, angiotensin-forming enzyme, converting angiotensinogen to angiotensin I
	catalyzes the first step in the activation pathway of angiotensinogen--a cascade that can result in aldosterone release,vasoconstriction, and increase in blood pressure
	primary function of renin is the hydrolytic cleavage of angiotensinogen to angiotensin, with the subsequent stimulation of aldosterone production (Zivna 2009)

CELLULAR PROCESS

PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS

PATHWAY

metabolism

signaling

a component

INTERACTION

DNA

RNA

small molecule

protein

interacting with PCBP1, ELAVL1, and HADHB

cell & other

REGULATION

induced by

low blood pressure and hypoxia

ASSOCIATED DISORDERS

corresponding disease(s)

RTD4 , UAKD2

Susceptibility

to arterial hypertension

Variant & Polymorphism other	polymorphisms in the kidney enhancer associated with arterial hypertension

Candidate gene

Marker

Therapy target

ANIMAL & CELL MODELS